Improvement in fans



G. BRUEGK.

Fans.

Patented March 10. 1874.

gaf@ Walibi UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUsTAvBEUEcK, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

|MPR'ovEMEN-r IN FANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 148,408, dated March10, 1874; application led February 4, 1874.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it4 known that I, GUSTAV BRUECK, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fans; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part ofthis specification, in which drawing- Figure l represents a longitudinalsection of my fairwhen the same is closed. Fig. 2 is a similar sectionof the same when it is open.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in a fan the leaf of which extends from a stemand unfolds in both directions, its end pieces being connected to aspring, which has a tendency to throw the fan open, in combination witha cap and pusherbar, in such a manner that if the fau is closed it canbe retained by ,depressing the cap over its end, and by means of thepusher-bar the cap can be forced off and the fan opens. This fan iscombined with the stock of a pistol and with its trigger, so that 'saidtrigger engages with the pusher-bar, and that, when the fan is closed,by pulling the trigger the retaining-cap is forced oft' and the fanflies open.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a fan, which is secured in astem, B, and which unfolds from said stem in both directions, as shownin Fig. 2. The ends of the fan A are secured to rigid arms C, Which'arehinged to the stem B, and to which is connected a spring, l), which hasa tendency to unfold the fan. Through the center of the stein D extendsa bar, E, to the outer end of which is connected a cap, F, and when thefan is closed this cap can be drawn down over its end, so as to retainthe same in itsclosed position, and when the bar E is pushed out the capreleases Ythe fan and allows the same to open by the action of thespring D. The stem B of this fan is secured in the stock G of a pistol,and the trigger H of this pistol engages with the pusher-u bar E, whichis provided, for this purpose, with arecess, a. Theinnerend ofsaidpusherbar is guided in a socket, b, in the stock When the fan isclosed, as shown in Fig. l, and the trigger His pulled, the cap. F isforced out so as to release the fan, and the fan ilies open. v

In order to close the fan, its leaf is folded up, and, forcing thetrigger back to the position shown in Fig. 1, the cap is caused to shutdown over the end of the fan and to retain the same in its closedposition.

The stock G5 can be made of wood, or it may be molded of papier-lach orany other suitable material.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- W l.The cap F and pusher-bar E, in combination with the stem 13, fan A, andspring D, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of a trigger, H, and A stock Gr with the fan A,spring D, pusher-bar E, and cap F, substantially as setforth.

GUSTAV BRUEGK.

Witnesses:

W. HAUTE, E. F. .KASTENHUBER..

